In Remembrance

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Keith Little

Keith Little, one of the Navajo Code Talkers, walked on January 3, 2012

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Jimmie Begay

Jimmie Begay, one of the Navajo Code Talkers, walked on February 1, 2012.

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Charles Little Coyote

Charles Little Coyote, a traditional Cheyenne chief, walked on February 9, 2012.

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Richard Milanovich

Richard Milanovich, who served as chairman of the Palm Springs, California-based Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians for nearly 30 years, died March 11, 2012 of cancer.

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Agnes Dill

Agnes Dill, a renowned educator and lifelong proponent of American Indian rights passed away March 17, 2012.

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Josephine Jackson

Josephine Jackson, who held a number of positions with the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, walked on March 19, 2012.

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Alexandria Tyler Cole

Alexandria Tyler Cole, a senior attending Chief Leschi Schools and citizen of the Quinalt Nation, walked on the morning of Wednesday, April 11, 2012.

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Ruth Roessel

Ruth Roessel, who will forever be remembered for her work founding two schools on the Navajo Nation reservation with her husband, Robert Roessel Sr., walked on April 13, 2012.

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Levon Helm

Levon Helm, who was part Chickasaw, of The Band walked on April 19, 2012.

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Samuel Tso

Samuel Tso, who was a Navajo Code Talker, walked on May 9, 2012.

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Andy Harvey

Andy Harvey, a board member of the Native American Journalists Association, walked on May 23, 2012.

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Frank Chee Willeto

Frank Chee Willeto, former Navajo Nation vice president and Navajo Code Talker walked on June 23, 2012.

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Patrick Neil Spears

Patrick Neil Spears, former Lower Brule Indian Tribe chairman, warrior for renewable energy and indigenous sustainability, and long-time president of the Intertribal Council On Utility Policy, walked on July 2, 2012.

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Reuben Curley

Reuben Curley, a Navajo Code Talker, walked on August 4, 2012.

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Angeline C. DeCorah

Angeline C. DeCorah, a Ho-Chunk elder and one of the founders of the American Indian Center of Chicago walked on August 6, 2012.

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Stanley R. Crooks

Stanley R. Crooks, the longtime chairman of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and a renowned Indian country leader, passed away on August 25, 2012.

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Faith Hedgepeth

Faith Hedgepeth, a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a member of the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe, walked on September 7, 2012.

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Altso' nibah Lucy Keeswood

Altso' nibah Lucy Keeswood, who was born in Farmington, New Mexico on October 6, 2012 with a double cleft palate and double cleft lip then diagnosed with Trisomy syndrome, a genetic condition that causes certain organs to shut down. Even suffering from heart failure, Lucy fought, but on October 12, 2012, she walked on.

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Russell Means

Russell Means, political activist and an early leader of the American Indian Movement, walked on October 22, 2012.

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George Smith

George Smith, a Navajo Code Talker, walked on October 30, 2012.

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Jim Sinclair

Jim Sinclair, a Saskatchewan elder who helped establish the Native Council of Canada—now the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, walked on November 9, 2012.

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Leaford Bearskin

Leaford Bearskin, chief of the Wyandotte Nation for 28 years, walked on November 9, 2012.

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Mary Jane "MJ" Wilson Medrano

Mary Jane “MJ” Wilson Medrano, a Leech Lake Ojibwe leader in the American Indian Movement, walked on November 14, 2012.

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Ola Cassadore Davis

Ola Cassadore Davis, an outspoken defender of the Apache Nation’s sacred Mount Graham in southeast Arizona, walked on November 25, 2012.

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Hartford "Sonny" Black Eagle

Hartford “Sonny” Black Eagle, the adoptive Apsaalooke Nation (Crow) father of President Barack Obama, walked on November 26, 2012.

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Sen. Daniel Inouye

U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, who had served in Congress since 1959, and been a strong advocate for American Indians, tribal sovereignty and self-determination, walked on December 17, 2012.

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Ben Luján

Ben Luján, New Mexico’s House Speaker and father of Congressman Ben Ray Luján, walked on December 18, 2012.

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In Remembrance

By:

ICTMN Staff

December 31, 2012

Indian country lost a number of leaders and visionaries this yea, featured here are just a sampling of those who are no longer with us.

Comments

Anonymous

idlenomore we will see you in the sky someday

Mon, 01/07/2013 - 16:21

Anonymous

A HUGE LOSS ,,SO SORRY TO SEE THIS,MY PRAYERS ARE WITH THE NATIONS......

Mon, 01/07/2013 - 16:26

Anonymous

I give honor to your memory.

Mon, 01/07/2013 - 16:50

Anonymous

Do you post others who have passed on for previous years?

Mon, 01/07/2013 - 17:05

Anonymous

Too many good people are gone.

Mon, 01/07/2013 - 18:55

Anonymous

Our loss is heavens gain.RIP all of you.

Tue, 01/08/2013 - 13:55

Anonymous

These heroes are one reason we are all sitting comfortably in our homes today.

Tue, 01/08/2013 - 21:18

Anonymous

Thank you for this~

Wed, 01/09/2013 - 11:38

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In Remembrance

Keith Little

Jimmie Begay

Charles Little Coyote

Richard Milanovich

Agnes Dill

Josephine Jackson

Alexandria Tyler Cole

Ruth Roessel

Levon Helm

Samuel Tso

Andy Harvey

Frank Chee Willeto

Patrick Neil Spears

Reuben Curley

Angeline C. DeCorah

Stanley R. Crooks

Faith Hedgepeth

Altso' nibah Lucy Keeswood

Russell Means

George Smith

Jim Sinclair

Leaford Bearskin

Mary Jane "MJ" Wilson Medrano

Ola Cassadore Davis

Hartford "Sonny" Black Eagle

Sen. Daniel Inouye

Ben Luján

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